Cong targets govt over rise in prices of petrol, diesel

Stepping up attack on the government on the issue of price rise, Congress today targeted it for raising the prices of petrol and diesel for the third consecutive time in the last 30 days.
It also faulted the Modi dispensation for raising the service tax to 15 per cent.
"This insensitive government has not even spared the women of the household already reeling under high prices of Dal and vegetables and has dealt a double blow by increasing the cost of non-subsidised LPG cylinder by Rs 21 and commercial cylinder by Rs 37," party spokesperson Sushmita Dev said.
She said even ATF fuel for air travel has been hiked by a steep 9.2 per cent making it difficult for families to travel in these summer holidays.

She said while the present price of diesel (in Delhi) is Rs 53.93 per litre and that of petrol Rs 65.60 per litre, they should have been Rs 21.66 and Rs 25 respectively as per the decrease in international crude prices.
Taking a jibe at the government's tagline on its 2nd anniversary that "desh badal raha hai", she said what was actually happening was that the common man was being confronted by the issue of rising prices.